Improvement in canisters for spices



Y J. I-I. PREATER.

Canister for Spices, 8vo.

No. 218,059. Patented July 29, i879.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE Y JAMES H. PREATER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CANISTERS FOR SPICES, Sac.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 218,059, dated July 29,1879; application led December 30, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. PREATER, of

' Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have inventedan Improvement in Ganisters for Spices, &c., of which the following is aspecification.

This can is in the form of a revolving cabinet. adapted to standing upona counter and holding spices, tea, or coii'ee. The can is polygonal, andthe partitions are arranged within the same in such a manner as to avoidthe loss of space, and at the bottom part of each partition there is aswinging door havingfrictional wings that limit the downward motion andalso hold the doorin place when closed up.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of the spice-cabinet,and Fig. 2 is a sectional plan at the line x x.

The general form of the cabinet is prismatic, and preferably hexagonal.The vertical sides or front plates, a, of the case extend upwardly fromthe bottom b to the pyramidal top c, in which top there are swingingdoors or covers d, hinged at c, and closing downwardly.

Suitable ornaments may be provided, as at f and g, and there may beornamental glass panels It introduced into grooves formed of bent stripsof metal, soldered at the angles ofV the cabinet-case.

There is a central tube, k, open at the bottom and extending up from thebottom b, and havin g apivot-pin, Z, abouttwo-thirds of the height ofthe cabinet, and this rests in the center of the vertical post m, andupon which the cab inet can be revolved. This post m is secured in thebase fn, that rests upon the counter or other support. l

In the sides of the revolving cabinet, near the bottom, are openingsthat receive the swinging doors o o, hinged at r, and having side wings,s, that are in contact with the division-plates t t', and have lips s attheir edges, which form stops against the inner edges of the front.These wings determine the point to which the doors o may be turned downin opening, and also prevent any spice, tea, or coiee from being spilledover the edges of the doors.

The division-plates t, where the wings s are in contact with them, areat right angles to the front plates, a, but further in they are radial,and they extend from top to bottom of the canister and separate the sameinto cells. The plates t' only extend slightly above the inclinedpartitions c, that form the bottoms of the cells, and there is anopening between the inner end of each partition c and the center tube,k, for the spice to pass down into the space behind the swinging door.The material is to be removed by a scoop when the door is opened.

This cabinet is very compact, and by the arrangement of the partitionsthere is no lost space within the same, and the cabinet can be turnedaround to obtain access to either of the doors or sections.

It will be evident that the polygonal cabinetcanister may have anydesired number of sides, and that there may be some of the sides withoutdoors, so as to allow of the cell being increased in size.

I claim as my invention-- 1. The prismatic canister having a centraltube for the supporting-post, radial partitions for separating the sameinto cells, doors at the top for the insertion of the spices or othermaterials, and swinging doors o at the lower part to give access forremoval of the material, substantially as set forth.

2. The swinging doors o, hinged at their lower edge and provided withthe frictional stop-wings s s', in combination with the canister andside plates, t t', substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 16th day of December, A. D. 1878.

JAMES H. PREATEB.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINGKNEY, CHAs. H. SMITH.

